GB Under-16s Produce Dominant Finish For 2-0 Start

By Bradley Gains on August 11, 2017

Image credit: FIBA

Great Britain Under-16s made it two wins from two at the European Championships after beating Georgia 85-58 in Sofia, Bulgaria on Friday.

James Vear’s side join Portugal as the only unbeaten sides in Group D as they powered to a second victory.

GB Under-16s record their second win at #FIBAU16Europe, beating Georgia 🇬🇪 85-58. Donaldson 17p; Sulaiman 12p/10r; Okros 11p. 🇬🇧🏀 pic.twitter.com/jdYuY47cZX

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Box score

It was another slow start with GB trailing 12-2 before a positive 6-0 burst sparked by the defence helped close the gap.

Okros netted back-to-back triples to tie the game at 20-20 and GB surged ahead to take a 35-30 advantage into half-time. GB took control in the third period as they poured in 33 points with a late 3-point blitz taking the lead past 20 points at 68-42.

GB continued to pull clear in the final period with a 13-2 start before their opponents went on a 9-0 run late in the game.

All 12 players were on the scoresheet for the second game running with GB shooting 11-of-35 from 3-point range.

Notes

– GB’s starters were Okros, Hughes, Shodunke, Sulaiman & Pandza
– GB face Macedonia tomorrow in their third game at 2pm UK time

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